Families and Households (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Parsons' 2 functions of family
Parsons' 2 functions of family
Primary socialisation & adult personality stabilisation
Functionalist preferred family type
Functionalist preferred family type
Nuclear family
Engels on family role (Marxist)
Engels on family role (Marxist)
Passes down private property & wealth
Marxist view: family & class inequality
Marxist view: family & class inequality
Maintains it by passing property & socialising children
Reproducing labour power (Marxist)
Reproducing labour power (Marxist)
Providing next generation of workers for capitalism
Feminist critique of family (general)
Feminist critique of family (general)
Perpetuates gender inequality & patriarchy
Ann Oakley on family
Ann Oakley on family
Reinforces traditional gender roles, women in domestic sphere
Radical feminist view of family
Radical feminist view of family
Site of oppression, women subordinated by men
Marxist feminist: family & capitalism
Marxist feminist: family & capitalism
Provides unpaid domestic labour benefiting capitalism
Charles Murray's main argument
Charles Murray's main argument
Traditional nuclear family = cornerstone of stable society
New Right: decline of nuclear family effect
New Right: decline of nuclear family effect
Social problems like crime & welfare dependency
New Right on single-parent families
New Right on single-parent families
Lead to crime & welfare dependency
Judith Stacey on family structure
Judith Stacey on family structure
No single dominant form, range of diverse family types
Postmodernist view: family norms
Postmodernist view: family norms
Less rigid, more flexibility & individual autonomy
Postmodern family influences (3)
Postmodern family influences (3)
Globalisation, technology, changing cultural norms